IFALPA

Some recent reports of accident investigations have included recommendations that the CVR recording duration should be extended. This was due to the fact that, following the accident or serious incident, CVR data had been overwritten and relevant information was not available to the investigation.

We, The world’s professional pilots are united in our sadness about the tragedy of Germanwings flight 4U9525. The alleged fate of this flight, as outlined by the French prosecutors, is beyond our comprehension, and would constitute an extremely isolated case.

IFALPA is strongly opposed to the current implementation of RNAV Visual approaches.
The concept of RNAV Visual approaches has merit but ICAO has yet to define Standards and Recommended Practices for this type of approach. Until these standards are established, there continues to be a lack of global harmonization in how these approaches are designed, approved, implemented, trained, and flown.

Altimeters (even on the most advanced aircraft) indicate correctly only if the temperature of the atmosphere is equal to the values of the International Standard Atmosphere (ISA).
When the temperature is lower than ISA, then your true altitude is lower than the indicated altitude!

Performance Based Navigation (PBN) is now being used in many states and areas worldwide. IFALPA welcomes this development for the next generation navigation application recognizing that PBN is necessary to resolve the current effects on flight operations with an increase in traffic, demands on airspace capacity, an increased concentration on ef- ficiency and environmental requirements.

Cabin air in modern commercial jet aircraft (excluding Boeing 787) is taken directly from compressors in the engine compart- ments without filtering. Occasionally, oil fumes from the hot section of the engine leak into this air. This has been recognized by Regulation Authorities, scientists, airlines, occupational doctors, oil manufacturers, and crew unions.

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